“Breaking the Ice” is a column by Kyle Frankel about the NHL.
I am the type of person who takes full responsibility for their decisions, meaning I gloat when I’m right and admit when I’m wrong. In the case of my prediction at the end of the last installment, I was absolutely wrong.
The Florida Panthers waltzed into Xcel Energy Center on Feb. 18 and captured a 6-2 statement victory over the Minnesota Wild. The Russian forward Kaprizov netted the first goal of the game to give the Wild an early lead, but after that it was all Florida.
Panthers forward Mason Marchmont answered with two goals of his own to give Florida the 2-1 lead heading into the first break. He scored his third of the game in the third period to secure his first career hat trick en route to a Panthers’ win.
Now enough of me owning up to my shortcomings. That contest was not the only hockey played over the last couple of weeks and it was certainly not the only storyline.
Ovechkin spoke out, but maybe not enough.
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